Long Paddock's Banksia is a 6-8 month semi-hard Tomme-style cheese, similar to a Tomme de Savoie or Abondance, made with certified organic cow’s milk from a nearby family-run farm. Banksia has a natural rind, with paste that is firm and elastic, yet creamy & melty, packed full of sweet-grassy and buttery-savoury flavours.
Aspect: firm natural rind with mottled reddish/yellowy/brown tones, pale yellow/creamy paste with a few small holes.
Texture: dense semi-hard flexible paste, excellent for melting or grilling.
Flavour: creamy/sweet/nutty with earthy tones, becoming more pungent and brothy/umami with age, satisfying and with good length of flavour.
Eat: delicious as part of a cheese board with crusty bread or crackers, but also an excellent melting and cooking cheese. Try it in anything that calls for a tasty melted cheese – toasties, cheesy béchamel sauces, gratins, fondue – or grill it like a Raclette. (Not suitable for vegetarians as we use animal rennet in this cheese).
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